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2018 Wisconsin Sales Tax Holiday Hi everybody, and welcome to the 2018 Wisconsin Sales Tax Holiday! By now, you should have heard about the Wisconsin sales tax holiday. From August 1st, 2018 through August 5th, 2018, certain sales within Wisconsin are exempt from sales tax. Clothing – $75 or less per item School supplies […]

Free Windows 10 Upgrades Free Windows 10 upgrades are offered by MicroSoft for “authentic” Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 installations. If you have Windows Vista or older, you are out of luck. For you, the upgrade is possible, but not free. The Free Windows 10 Upgrades offer expires on July 28, 2016. It’s time […]

Windows 10 Coming Soon January 30, 2016 Editor’s Note: This post was published on June 9, 2015. Please see our latest post on the subject at https://www.mbswi.com/2016/01/windows-10-upgrades/ If you have even a casual interest in computers, you have likely heard about the release of Windows 10. There is a lot of hype about this release and […]

I’d heard some rumors and simply did not believe them. Microsoft is good at some things and lousy at others. What they are best at is making money! So the rumors that Microsoft would offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 made me laugh. But seriously, folks, it’s TRUE! According to their web site, they […]

Windows Server 2003 End-of-Life Remember the Windows XP obsolescence earlier this year? Remember how it would go un-patched and expose you to liability for data loss? Well, the same thing is going to happen with Windows Server 2003. Microsoft declared it will be unsupported as of July 14, 2015. Servers cost a lot more than […]

The past few weeks have been VERY busy as companies rush to get their systems up-to-date. Some computers are candidates for reloading with Windows 7. Most computers are not worth upgrading though, and should just be replaced. Nearly all of the new computers have Windows 7 rather than Windows 8.1. New computers come with a Windows 8.1 license […]

Happy New Year! This is a great time to think about your company’s IT plans for the coming year. Windows XP support ends this year Microsoft will end support for Windows XP on April 8th. This means, among other things, that computers running XP will no longer get automatic updates. This can expose you to liability […]